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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-12
White-IIouse Receptions In Days Of Jack
sonian Simplicity.

President Jackson's table manners,
SAYS writer in Lippincott's, were as
Democratic as could be desired. He
had Mt each plate two forks, one of
which was OF silver and the other of
steel The President used n steel fork
himself, and after his dinner he always
smoked his tobacco from n long handled
corncob pipe. Andrew jackson enter
tanned layishly on the night Of his first
Inauguration. The carpets Of the east
room were ruined by the orange punch
and lemonade which were served to the
crowd who came 10 his reception. Bar
rels of this punch were made and il was
brought into the rooms in buckets. At
! last the people began TO rush for the
walters as soon as they entered the
room. Glasses were broken and ladies'
dresses ruined. Tubs of punch were
finally taken into the garden, and in
this way the throng was drawn off, and
it was possible TO serve cake and wine
TO the ladies'. At Jackson's farewell
reception monster cheese, as big as
hogshead in circumference and nearly n
yard thick, was cut with saw blades
made into knives, and served out TO the
khtNAos t%hNh ENtNh A''NA'to tHttO
pounds OF cheese. The event was the
talk Of the nation, and when Van Buren,
became President his NewYork friends,
cumulative OF Jackson, sent him big
cheese. IL was cut up in the east room.
The greasy crumbs falling upon the
carpet were trampled into l., and the
rnination of the furniture during these
two administrations led later Presidents
to discontinue the practice OF serving
eatables at general receptions. Now
no guest comes to dinner nj the White
House unless invited In Van Buren's
day Bacourt. in his "SOuUenirs run
Diplomat" says that the Presidents
cook told his valet that for several
months preceding the election Of 1910
many persons arrived at the White
House for breakfast or dinner, and
threatened TO vote against Van Buren,
il they were not entertained. The cook
stated that he had all the trouble pos
sible in satisfying them, aud they often
returned what he sent up. doing so on
the prctext that IL was unoatablc, and
ordered something else.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-12

@Oh, here's Ximenia! here's Ximenia, in
the house OF Popo," and oil the village
heard him, and there arose cries on every
side: "Oh, here's Ximenia, here's Ximenin
with Popo" And his elder brothers heard
the shouting, and they said 1T Is not
true," for they were very jealous indeed.
Popo then appeared coming from his
house. and Ximenia following him, and
his elder brothers saw that II was indeed
Ximenia, and they said: at Is true; IL Is q
factls
After these things Zozo thought within
himself: "Popo has married Ximenia. she
/ have no wife," and he became
sorrowful, and returned 10 his own
village. And Popo grieved for Zozo; and
he said to his father: II am quite i'll from
grief for my friend Zozo;" and his father
said, "what do you mean?" And Popo re-
Piled. II refer 10 my young sister,
Aizi, let her be given as n wife TO my be-
loved friend, Zozo." And his father con-
senied TO this; so his young sister Xiii was
given 10 Zozo. and she became his wife.
The descendants of Ximenia and Popo
are at this very moment dwelling away of
in New Mexico, they are now called Zunis,
and never yet have the lips OF their young
been neglected in learning the story OF
their renowned ancestress. Aimenin.
There" said Hal, "that is the very
pretty story of tho loves OF Ximenia and
Popo."
Nov / see what you meant by
saying, thought is quick That girl on
the punt put YOU in mind Mt once OF
Ximenia hiding by the hot springs, and SO
you stepped into the water, looking at her
and not minding your way, but then this
was only fair looking Norwegian girl, F"
said l. Hal answered, "No, twas Ximenia!"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-12

Ho sat beside her near the stove.
A prey 20 bnshfuinoss;
To her he spoke no words Of love.
Nor sought her hand 70 press.
No maiden ever had been wooed
BY him tho fact was plain.
For silently he sat and chowod
The knob upon his cane.
Sometimes no NJ the ceiling gaxod.
Sometimes his glance would stray
TO her, but when hor eyes she raised
He looked another way.
And thus they silent sat till she
Said John, ought % state
That pa and ma are out 10 toa,
And won't return till late.
-Now, while they're absent. do not tease,
But pray remember this:
My hand you must not try 20 squeeze,
Nor steal from me n kiss
AT once the knob that graced his cano
John from his mouth withdrew.
And Said 4 won't don't think. Miss Jane.
That I'd do that 20 your
A deeper silence then onsuod
Than had prevailed before;
John vigorously his canes knob chowod,
A frown James visage wore.
And thus they sat TIL half past ten,
And when john rose 10 CO.
And asked II he might call ngnin,
Jane curtly answered mol"
Boston Courier.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-12
Cnnght In a Mlcked RIizzard.

"On Christmas, in the winter OF 1866
67, think il was" said Gen. Crook, II
encountered my first blizzard. II was
in the high plateau country Of eastern
Oregon, at an altitude of 1000 to 5000
feet The ground was more or less
covered with snow, and Il was the best
time TO operate against the Indians, be-
cause the snow on the mountains re-
duced the area over which they could
roam, and they bad to come down to
the plains had had fight with
Indians and had some prisoners, women
and children, and we were going in TO
old Fort Warner. which was fourteen
miles from the point at which i started.
The snow was all the way from foot to
fifteen feet deep, light, dry, and shift
ing all the time. We had two companies
OF cavalry, but could not make any trail.
Just az fast az horse pulled his foot
out of the snow the hole was filled M
again. IL was almost like walking in
THE water. The horse would plunge
into tho banks and il was all but impos-
sible 10 get through. There was moth
ing in tho world To serve rs land mark.
/ had but one guide. and he was n half
breed who had never been 90 the post but
once, and was drunk when he was there.
He hadn't thing TO guide him, for
although the sun was shining we could
not see fifty yards ahead. Yet the fellow
exactly struck the post. Ho was the
most remarkable man ever saw. IL
was instinct with him. He disliked TO
have any reputation rs n guide. When
we got to the post the snow was over
the haystacks and everything, and tho
men had TO tunnel form one house TO
another. We had to abandon some
wagons, but got all our people through
safely. / lost my hat in the afternoon,
and when ] reached the post my hair
and beard were mass of ice. / was
never 80 near giving out aud when we
were near the post and little mule all
saddled came along / dropped on his
back and lac carried me in. "-Omaha
World
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-12


REroRTs OF many experiments are
unanimous as to the remarkable effect
that n small amount OF animal or vege-
table oil exerts in quieting the most
violent waves.
A DISCOVERY Of network Of so-callcd
canals on the planet Mars by Schiap-
arelli several years ago has been con-
firmed this year by observers both in
England and Italy.
RECENT experiments 10y DIR. Parsons
seem TO establish the fact that the
germs OF ordinary infectious diseases
cannot withstand an exposure 10 dry
heat of $50 degrees F., or an exposure
of five minutes to boiling-water steam
for 2l2 degrees.
AN apparatus for putting criminals to
death by electricity is on exhibition in
Leipsic. Ii consists of chair which is
in the circuit of n powerful induction
coil. On closing tle circuit, death is
occasioned instantaneously.
THERE are 172 specimens OF blind
creatures known TO science, including
crayfish, myriapods, etc. They are
mostly white, whether from lack of
stimulus of the light. or from bleaching
out of the skin. Some species have
small eyes and some have none.
ACCORDING 10 the recent Franklin
Institute test, one pound of coal will
yield an amount of light averaging l50
candles with the electric arc light
about sixty per cent. of this If
glass shades are used), twenty candles
with incandescent lamps. and fourteen
to seventeen candles with gas. In this
estimate il is assumed that steam coal
is burned under good boiler for the
electric lights, and that the gas is OBJ
tanned from bituminous coal
The first indispensable requisite to
life is the sun. We're the sun TO be ex-
tinguished, the green parts of the plant
would no longer fulfill their functions.
They would even disappear, Us is the
case il q plant grows in darkness.
Hence there would be no formation of
new vegetable matter The store of
food for animals would soon be ex-
hausted and they would die. Were the
heat or the light of the sun to fail, moth
ing living could exist on the face of the
earth.
hR1OhbiNb w III
one has only 10 harden the neck and
feet and destroy their sensitiveness to
prevent taking cold This is done by
daily blowing stream of cool air, by
means of an elastic bag, upon the neck.
and by immersing the feet in cool
water. The air is at first only slightly
cool, but is each day made colder, until
the neck can stand an arctic blast with
impunity. The feet are immersed in
water which is Mt first at a temperature
of about 90 degrees f., and this is
gradually reduced TO 80 degrees L.
IT is often observed that iron Of re-
cent make trusts and wears away much
more rapidly than samples made forty
or fifty years ago. The more rapid
deterioration Of much of the iron of n
late make arises from the fact that it
contains more impurities than formerly.
The common iron of to-day is filed with
Stag, and looks coarse and fibrous when
rusted or worn. Fifty years ago the
iron made in the United States was
largely charcoal iron, and was much
purer and better than the same grades
made at the present day.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-12
lie Knew Ills Weakness.

arthur, this IL momentous ques-
ton. You ask me TO give my life into
your keeping
"Aurclia, / will answer you frankly.
Speaking for tailor or hotel man, I
would say no. but as maiden / thirs
you can venture. philadelphia cat.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-12

Henry Will. OF England, received
the title Defender OF the Faith in 1921,
from Pope Clement VII
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-21
Capital Prize, $3.50, 600.

Al ~ Prizes, amounting to........... $685. 900
Application tor rates to oIIbe gnouId 10
made only 10 tho otico Of the Company In
Row Orleans.
For further information write clearly, siy.
Ing full address. POSTAL NOTES. III.
press money Orders, or New YORK Exchange
IN ordinary letter. Currency by express
AZ our expentel addressed
Ii. a. ia UPHlN,
- New Orleans, La.
Washing ton, ID, o,
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-21
THIRD EDITION.
Overcome BY Gas.

In yoRK, April 2O.-Through the
krke Of the gas mains running through
- Q(rtet at Nos. 1921 and 1924 Second
qo0uey this city, to-day, a number of
lnons had narrow escapes OF losing their
1lxea. Before midnight tine twelve gear
90 con OF Roundsman Griffin was sent to
0e Cellar OF the big tenement house
With pail of ashes, and when he struck
. light an explosion followed. He was
aeverely burned, and Is not expected to
xecover. The gas was still escaping, and
- effort was made to stop the leak. In
he tenement No. 1924 J. Schwartz
4eeps store on the ground floor, and his
4Uily lived In the rear OF it. Early this
corning Mrs. Schwartz was aroused by
4eArtng her infant moaning heavily. She
Iound IL almost insensible from the fumes
~ pas. She woke her husband, and fel
naenssble on the floor.
The husband was also affected, but he
eventually carried his wife and child into
t1e open air, and then went to the rescue
q his ueighbors, Isaac Meyer and Mrs
Carrie McGeery. The door of the latter
room was burst open and she was found
almost suffocated. Her two children
Were In q worse condition than theil
Rothcr, and were taken to the hospita
1pr treatment Several hours later i
Was discovered that Henry Bader slept il
TIE barber shop, and when the door
were broken open it was impossible II
wake him up. Both Bader and MIR
AcGeery are at the Presbyterian Hospita
and are in critical condition. The chill
dren are progressing favorably.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-21
A Youthful Hero.

An application has been made to the
Secretary Of the Treasury for q medal
TO bs civ en- to boy of twelve years
under the law which permits those who
have saved human life by heroic rescue
TO be- 50 distinguished His father Is =
merchant of wealth In New York and
his uncle Is LorillaId, the tobacco man
uiacturer.
Last fall, while wandering a'opg the
banks of the Shrewsbury River, in
New Jersey, near his fathers SIMMER
home, the boys nurue, Annie Savette,
| fell into the water. She sank twice.
i aud then, according to the affidavita
presented, the child, hearing her cries,
ran TO her sssis; auce, and, throwing of
\ his coat. spraug into the stream seized
lher BIZ the hair, held her head above
| water and swan ashore.
He weiahs loss than 60 dpounds, abe
mere than 100. he is shown by evil
dence to be phenomena swimmer ioi
u lad Of his age, and to have taken tc
1.-The water like duck before ne shed hi.
lpetticoais. While the Claim 10 REGARDED
az mus ual, and there are skeptics who
Icanuot be convinced that such
feat cauld be performed by .
hoy OF his aee and weight, 1t II
probable that he will be given . meda
by the Governme At, 40 be bas slread
received ono from tho Humane Society
of New York. The matter has been re-
terred 10 o committee &C nsisting OF MT
Kimball, the Superintendent Of TIE
lLifs-Sayina Service, Solicitor McCu'
and Mr.. Morton, the Superintendent o
the Revenue Marine.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-21


Readers of the REPUBLICAN should
not skip this article because it Is an ad.
vertisement, but read every word. We
know that people get mixed reading
advertisements about one man ying
he has the "best," the next man the
cheapest" the next merchant the
"lafgest. and 80 on. Therefore mis-
take must be somewhere. 1t doesn't
follow that merchant Is deliberately
lying when he makes wrong state.
ment like that; II may be due to not
knowing or false reasoning, conse.
lqusntly he should not make such ssser
tons, as no sound, healthy business
borse can be built upon such basis.
| Therefore II Is wise TO weigh words with
care before they are put into print. A
few clothing merchants Of Wilmington
don & like Us. We do too much business
to suit them. We sell too low TO please
them. We are too active and tireless
to bumor them.
| In fact nothing that we can say or do
meets with their approval. Well, we
are very sorry, but we shall she'd no
tears; we CO not keep store to please
| them we do not even consult their
wishes; they are sad when we sell to
their customers; melancholy when we
mention that We can sell boys quits for
81 90; fine cashmere suits for 81 so, and
from those prices upwards; and mourn
ful when we show new styles that hey
cannot produce. They are jealous OF
our success full trade, and envious OF our
success They are alarmed about cur
continually increasing business and
despondent about their own had blum
ders.
The key of the secret is this: We
shall ever con tinue to please cur own
ideas and cause everybody to take a
delight in patronizing the "Grsnd
Central One Price Clothing Depot"
where every man, woman and child
get full value for their money. n. r.
We are authorized to say that if any
article purchased from the above house
doesn't give the satisfaction that any
Of the statesmen guarantees, the goods
can be returned and the money will be
refunded with the greatest OF pleasure.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-21

MONTREAL, QUEBEC. April 20.-A
sensation Was caused here today when
1t became known that the foreman and
six conpos t)rs OF French paper bad
been discharged for being implicated In
y Wholesale boodling combine against
the proprietors.
Fer rome time past the compositors
In question have made fraudulent re.
turns OF the amount Of their compost
ton durirg the week, which were
knowingly accepted by the foreman,
and entered in his weekly composition
account. By this means the paper was
defrauded out of at least $50 u week.
The fraud Was discovered by means
OF an anonymous letter TO the manager
of the paper. TIE six oompositors were
taken before o police magistrate To day
and pleaded guilty, but NJ the mana
gers request sentence was suspended
The fraud will entail o loss OF eevera
thousand dollars
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-21

The Baltimore Sun to-day says: A
meeting OF the secretaries Of assooIa-
tioDs in the Mary land and Delavars
trotting circuit was held yesterday a,
the cfiice OF Frank Brown on North
Charles strest, Baltimore. T. Alex,
Seth represented Pimlico; Robt. Houoh.
EastoA; William III. May, Elktor; b r.
Barnard, Dover; Noble Mitchell, a, /
Air; Charles Page, a turfman Of Phila.
delphia, and Frank Brown, President
OF the state association. The dates FOR
trottiDg meetings were e xed rs follows:
At Pimllco, September 18th, four DAYS.
Easton, September Goth, four DAYS
Dover. septs m Der eth, four dave, Elk
ton, October 4th. four days; Bel Air,
October lltb. four days. Each meetips
Ia to be in connection with an agricnl,
tural fair that will be held at the sam,
time and place. The purses for tht
pimlico meeting will foot up ovel
{6, 700.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-21
Death of william Dorian.

William Dorap, we'll known citi.
zen, died al his late resideu CO, No. 706
Church street, this morning at $40 o.
clock, aged about IS years. Deceased
was born In Dublin, Ireland, but came
to this country when young. He has
resided in Wilmington the most Of his
life and was for quite number OF years
constable appointed by q special act
of tbs Legislature. For several years
past he has been In rather poor beal It'll.
He was employed as q night watchmsu
st the Delaware Gar works of Bowers &
Dnre, and when the Pullman Com pany
got the works he continued for some
time In the same capacity. A few
months ago he was ruptured, since
which time he has been principally
confined to the house. He outlived four
wives, leaving one child by the last
wife and Avs dar shters, all married, by
. former wife. He will be taken to 81.
Marg's church on Saturday at 8 O'Clock
a. m. where High Mass will be per.
formed. lnterment in New Cathedral
Cemetery
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-21

The following Delaware dogs have
hetn awarded prizes at the Philadelphia
Kennel Clubs bench show, which
opsned AZ Elite Rink, Tweuty-tl ird and
Chestnut street, Philadelphia, last
Tuesday: Irish red setter dog, Donpy.
brook, first prize, owned by B. Masden
Vaughan, OF this city; Irish red setter
dog, Bismarck, third prize. owned by
Il. w. Jester aud j. V. Vail OF ST.
Georges; English setter dog, Glen Rock,
third prize; English setter bitch, Wee
Clara, Commended" both owned by
E. W. jester, st. Georges; fox hound
bitch, Gypsy, first prize; Dachshund
bitch, Riley, livery highly commended, H."
owned oy Il W. lister and 8. V. Val,
St. Georges; English setter bitch, Count.
ess Flirt, "nighiy commended, owned
by George II. ClA,k, St. Georges. With
her seven entries Delaware carries
away seven awards.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-21

WASHINGTON, April 20 AT the ses
sion to-day of the Inter State Commerce
Commission two communications were
received from California parties asking
certain notifications In the act so ~ TO
preTent injury to their business. Rep.
reseDtaiivts OF various business inter
esis of Boston appeared before the Com.
mission. Several argu nent u were IN de
In regard to rates to that city. II WAS
Claimed that the route taken by sAip.
mepts to Boston was not the same as
that to New York, but, on tho contrary,
WAS aboat 100 n es longer.
Tbs rates 10 New York were fixetl by
the shortest line There had grown up
a large export trade In Boston, made
posrible by an arrangement with the
roads " which brought traffic a. the same
rates char. ed by the New YORK road.
to that city. This trade rendered il
pcs lille t. MAINTAIN q line Of steamers
to England, which could not be main
tainel witho ut this traffic fence thls
| question became one of greater moment
to Boston Interests than would apprar
| rely from the amount Of the aiiic
| Itself
! During the progress of the hearing IL.
| Commissioners questioned the spea kers
AID witnesses a. length with regard to
various details Of the subject, aud
several inquiries indicated a desire
upon the part OF the Commission "a
elicit the opinions OF the legal gentle.
men present as to the power conferred,
by the law to take action ia tho matte,
btusht up, but no expression OF opinion
was made on the part OF the Commis
sione's themselves to indicate thei,
own views.
Dnrius the progress OF one of tn,
brief incidental discussions the chair
man remarked that II the law forbad,
reba'es thu Commission had ne rowe,
10 suspend or waive the ieeai provision
30 far rs they 90, these inquiries accore
with the already expressed purpose O
the Commission TO leave TIE interpreta
ton OF the law primarily to the railroad
companies themselves, and to confin,
It's own operations to the hearing o
complaints Of violations OF the law AMI
passing upon them.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-21
He was Bo'n''.1

About Il 30 o ,ss ?, w.
police poll st olnOp' was spEp.,SSISssID
dressed duss man, who who j isIInsg1
gold piece and s't as.itsIp,
S TSs sobI IL, officer t ,oss "a
% %sc co. :. ID only get . ,iS' tny
man wpuI tod the officer ai,s 'ausadht.
= 81, spree tiq.t ~ time he h 's,a1o Siis y
from; ;ns hi his hone, ,s,nassIisye.s
fears .o.n OH, as possible. !. 'sissra1
s HI n'S to the b carr, sno ~ i
train Il lIl foI PhiI'delp.|.I
ne Felt l'''l''s'',1
This motning! , . 'n'5' is%,l
with whisky s slopps itst NJ
rolls Casl l,rn, inteHiI'I%', nj
: : 81; q 81 :5'r e; :. e. !; !: 3;
ISs s'is; ID! q & Il /, 4, ct E. h
the mattsr BY sa .se,rh in'D
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-21
rhs Work Of the Benevolent society.

During the past winter the Female
Benevolent Society did good work in
This city and assisted 1876 families, the
majority of whom were helped ever,
month, and the total number OF persont
who received aid was o71. The society
distributed 164 dresses, SOL pieces OF
underclothing, 9 suits for boys and Is
yards Of muslin. The report of Laura
W. Webb, the treasurer, makes the fol
lowing showing:
March 81, 1886, receipts-Balance as
Yer yearly report, e29.73; sales of gar.
1nents for the year. 500 70; annual fees
and ffnes, 50 80; donations. 1920. so; in
1erest received from investments $277;
Gales of rags, 80 cents; sale of sewing
machine, IS; donation of Friends Social
Lyceum, $40.27; total, SITS. Expendi-
1ures-W. N Kennard & Co., dry goods
1854 .04; c. W. Pyle, seventy pair OF
shoes, SIS IS; @. j. KeIt, rent four
months, $40; sewing, 776 pieces, $la4
groceries, John Alden, S26.79; Ferri:
1ros., printing postal cards, 1915; R. c.
1hatcher, postal cards, "a cents; stamp, .
cents; chairs, IS; coal for society's use,
1892; janitor, for cleaning, $4.S5; stock
mgs J. M. Pussy, $1,000; balance Apr
10, $62 "a; total, SITS.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-21
Tho Accusers Of Mr.. ParneiI

LoNpoS, April 2o.-Sevefal Gladstone
Liberals desire to have Parliament issue a
summons to the editor of the Times call
ing him before the bar of the House of
Commons 20 answer for breach OF arivi
iege in accusing Mr.. Farnell and other
members OF the House OF completely in
crime, or that Mr.. Gladstone propose the
appointment of committee 10 examine
into the Times charges. The ParEellites
nave been consulted and their leaders
oppose both propositions. If nett her the
Paruelites nor tine Gladstoniaus take thu
initiative in moving for an Investigation
1t Is probable that an independent motion
will be made, which both the e ovciu,npnI
and LiberIi-Union members - IN support